1949 Cincinnati Reds season

The 1949 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished seventh in the National League with a record of 62–92, 35 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1949 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Crosley Field (since 1934) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Powel Crosley, Jr.
General manager(s)	Warren Giles
Manager(s)	Bucky Walters, Luke Sewell
Local television	WLWT/WCPO-TV (Waite Hoyt)
Local radio	WCPO (Waite Hoyt)
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Dodgers	97	57	0.630	—	48–29	49–28
St. Louis Cardinals	96	58	0.623	1	51–26	45–32
Philadelphia Phillies	81	73	0.526	16	40–37	41–36
Boston Braves	75	79	0.487	22	43–34	32–45
New York Giants	73	81	0.474	24	43–34	30–47
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	83	0.461	26	36–41	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	62	92	0.403	35	35–42	27–50
Chicago Cubs	61	93	0.396	36	33–44	28–49

Record vs. opponents

1949 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	10–12	12–10	12–10–1	12–10–2	11–11	12–10	6–16
Brooklyn	12–10	—	17–5	17–5	14–8	11–11	16–6	10–12–1
Chicago	10–12	5–17	—	9–13	12–10	6–16	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	10–12–1	5–17	13–9	—	7–15	13–9	9–13	5–17–1
New York	10–12–2	8–14	10–12	15–7	—	11–11	12–10	7–15
Philadelphia	11–11	11–11	16–6	9–13	11–11	—	13–9	10–12
Pittsburgh	10–12	6–16	11–11	13–9	10–12	9–13	—	12–10
St. Louis	16–6	12–10–1	14–8	17–5–1	15–7	12–10	10–12	—

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1949: Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer were traded by the Reds to the Chicago Cubs for Peanuts Lowrey and Harry Walker.[1]

Roster

1949 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers 47 Ewell Blackwell 48 Ken Burkhart 32 Walker Cress 17,39 Jess Dobernic 33,34 Eddie Erautt 40 Frank Fanovich 43 Howie Fox 41 Harry Gumbert 39 Dixie Howell 37 Buddy Lively 35 Harry Perkowski 30 Kent Peterson 36 Ken Raffensberger 32,33 Johnny Vander Meer 31 Herm Wehmeier		Catchers  7 Walker Cooper  6 Dixie Howell  7 Ray Mueller  8 Johnny Pramesa Infielders 12 Bobby Adams 11 Jimmy Bloodworth 14 Claude Corbitt 15 Grady Hatton 18 Ted Kluszewski 17 Chuck Kress 14 Sammy Meeks 10 Virgil Stallcup		Outfielders 21 Frank Baumholtz 28 Danny Litwhiler 21 Peanuts Lowrey 20 Lloyd Merriman 29 Wally Post 29 Hank Sauer 29 Harry Walker 22 Johnny Wyrostek		Manager  2 Luke Sewell  1 Bucky Walters Coaches  3 Tony Cuccinello  4 Phil Page  2 Luke Sewell

Player stats

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Harry Walker	86	314	100	.318	1	23
Peanuts Lowrey	89	309	85	.275	2	25
Dixie Howell	64	172	42	.244	2	18

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Kent Peterson	30	66.1	4	5	6.24	28

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Ewell Blackwell	30	5	5	1	4.23	55
Ken Burkhart	11	0	0	1	3.18	8

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Syracuse Chiefs	International League	Jewel Ens
AA	Tulsa Oilers	Texas League	Al Vincent
A	Charleston Senators	Central League	Joe Beggs
A	Columbia Reds	Sally League	Gee Walker
B	Sunbury Reds	Interstate League	Joe Buzas
C	Rockford Rox	Central Association	Bob Dill and Fred Lietz
C	Tyler Trojans	East Texas League	Carl McNabb and Mel Hicks
C	Ogden Reds	Pioneer League	Herm Schulte
D	Muncie Reds	Ohio–Indiana League	Mike Blazo
D	Lockport Reds	PONY League	Cecil Scheffel

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Tulsa[2]

Notes

1. Peanuts Lowrey page at Baseball Reference
2. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

• 1949 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference